No one has found video of the incident yet, and the radio broadcasts describe a less violent attack that some of the newspaper reports have shown. But Raystalk has a firsthand, eyewitness account of the incident, and though it might not have been as violent as people feared, it's certainly going to warrant a healthy suspension.

Now I want you all to understand exactly what happened here. I saw it was a toss. He tossed the bat. He didn't hurl it. He didn't exactly throw it. He didn't fling it. He certainly didn't draw back and take a full cut at the umpire. It wasn't a violent act. It wasn't intended to cause harm, what Delmon did. But it was deliberate. It was calculated. And, although not violent, it was certainly malicious.

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Young can expect a healthy suspension, which should delay his trip to the major leagues. Though, considering this is the Devil Rays, that could end up being a blessing.